MEDIUM
Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5 and 6.0 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via malformed requests to the GetObject function, which bypass some of GetObject's security checks
Published Jun 25, 2002
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 37.03%
Description
Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5 and 6.0 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via malformed requests to the GetObject function, which bypass some of GetObject's security checks.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 5.01
- 5.5
- 6.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
37.03% 0.37026
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.37026
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 37.03% (0.37026) | 98.47th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 37.87% (0.37867) | 98.35th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 12, 2025 | 34.24% (0.34244) | 96.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 10, 2025 | 30.84% (0.30841) | 96.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 7, 2025 | 37.03% (0.37034) | 96.97th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 30.84% (0.30841) | 96.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 20.21% (0.20211) | 92.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 30.84% (0.30841) | 96.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.58% (0.01583) | 87.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 25, 2024 | 1.58% (0.01583) | 87.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.79% (0.00793) | 81.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.79% (0.00793) | 78.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 40.85% (0.40848) | 98.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 40.85% (0.40848) | 97.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (9)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-01/0000.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/3030 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3767 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-005 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7758 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A40 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A50 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A77 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-01/0000.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/3030 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3767 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-005 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7758 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A40 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A50 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A77 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jun 25, 2002
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Jan 14, 2002
Link CVE-2002-0023
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a